Scilab Function
Last update : 9/3/2005

loadmatfile - loads a Matlab V6 MAT-file (binary or ASCII) into Scilab

### Calling Sequence

  `loadmatfile(format,filename[,var1[,var2[,...]]])`
  `loadmatfile(filename[,format[,var1[,var2[,...]]]])`
  `loadmatfile(filename[,var1[,var2,[,...[,format]]]])`

### Parameters

- `filename`: character string containing the path of the file (needed)
- `format`: file format (if not given and file has extension ".mat", file is considered to be binary)
  - `"-mat"`: binary file
  - `"-ascii"`: option to force Scilab to read file as an ASCII file
- `var1, var2`: character strings containing the name of the variables to load (only for binary files)

### Description

loads a Matlab MAT-file into Scilab. The Matlab data types are converted into the Scilab equivalents.

### See Also

`load`, `savematfile`, `save`, `mfile2sci`, `matfile2sci`,

### Authors

  Serge Steer (INRIA)
  V.C

### Bibliography

This function has been developped following the "MAT-File Format" description: `www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/pdf_doc/matlab/matfile_format.pdf`